CVE-2022-32576
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Unite(R) Plugin SDK before version 4.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceUncontrolled search path vulnerability in Intel Unite Plugin SDK before version 4.2 allows an authenticated local user to manipulate the library search path and load malicious code, enabling privilege escalation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 4.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Intel Unite installationCheck common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Intel\Unite or C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Unite, or search for 'Intel Unite' in Add/Remove ProgramsAffected if Intel Unite is not found in expected installation directories or Program Files
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Identify installed versionRight-click the Intel Unite application in Add/Remove Programs and select Properties to view the version, or check the version info of Unite.exe in the installation folderAffected if Version is displayed as less than 4.2 or the version field is empty/unavailable
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Check for Plugin SDK presenceLook for a 'plugins' or 'plugin' subfolder within the Intel Unite installation directoryAffected if A plugins directory exists, indicating the Plugin SDK component is in use
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Verify plugin directory permissionsRight-click the plugins folder, go to Properties > Security, and check if standard users have Write or Modify permissionsAffected if Authenticated users or low-privilege accounts have Write or Modify access to the plugins directory, allowing library search path manipulation
A user is affected if Intel Unite with Plugin SDK is installed at a version prior to 4.2 and the plugins directory is writable by non-privileged accounts.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.2
Upgrade Intel Unite Plugin SDK to version 4.2 or later to resolve the uncontrolled search path issue.
4.2
- Identify the currently installed Intel Unite Plugin SDK version
- Obtain Intel Unite Plugin SDK version 4.2 or later from the official Intel support website
- Uninstall the current version of Intel Unite Plugin SDK
- Install the updated Intel Unite Plugin SDK version 4.2 or later
- Verify the installation completed successfully and the version is 4.2 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-32576 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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